Band-player&#39;s music rack



'12, 1930. s, cA 1,172,478

BAND mum's music 1mm Filed Nov. 10, 1928 INVENTOR. 'rD/wsr 3. C42:

11 I ATTORNEY Patentecl Augfl Z, i930" i 1 772 47 UNITEDFSIATES PATENT OFFICE. (1

' SYDNEYYB. CARRIE; OFSAN FnANoisco, CALIFORNIA l i V BAND-PLAYERS MUSIC moi: Application filed November 10, 1928. serisiimfaia iii,

This invention relates to music holdersfor frame 2 snugly against the left side of the band playersand has for itsjobjectsjadevice body of the wearer in the manner shown. for'wearingby a marching musician which At the lower portion of the'kidney shaped will eifectively hold the music for him to read, frame the wireis formed with a short hori- "5 and which will be; adjustableto every posizont-al'runas at 2" andfitted thereover is a a tion, and which will be unaffected by the split clamp 6 Split-clamp 6 is formed as necessary arm movements in playing some shown clearly in Fig. 4; where it will be seen instruments, or in marching along the streets. to comprise two similar portions which may Briefly described the invention comprises be tightly clamped together by means of a alight-frame of wire or. tubing or similar conthumb screw 7 passing freely through one .struction formed andiarranged to'lie against member and threaded into the other memthe'bodyof the musicianunderone arm, and er as :showm'and the clamp members are which frame is strapped to the body by means formed with oppositely disposed recesses of a strap passing around the shoulder and adapted to embrace a pair'of parallel rods.

neck of the wearer -This frame provides a In Fig. l the upper recess of theclamp emrigid base'as it were for an arrangement of braces the straight run 2 of the frame 2, adjustable arms, and at the outer end of the and the lower recess embraces rod'S extendarms is supported amusic rack which clamps ing across the chest of the musician, and fitthe music in position for reading by the nine ted at the end of rod8 s an adjustable joint i i n; I 9 clamped bymeans of a thumb screw10 and 79 y In the drawings accompanying this applifrom which adjustable joint extends a rod 11 cation Fig. 1 is a perspective view of amu carrying at its outer end a'jointor clamping sioian with my improved music holder 111191111 61 12 adapted for clamping to the rod strapped in place and a sheet of music-in 11 at varmuS positions therealong, and also '25 iti 1 s adaptedforclan ping to a vertical rod, 13.

Fig.2 is an enlarged view in perspective The jointdevice 12 is best shown in Fig. of the adjustable joints directly beneath the 2 Where it will be seen to comprise oppositely music holder. 7 project ng spl t portions respectively "engag- Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the adjustmg he r s '11 and 12 and independently able joint of the device adj acentthe body of lamped'thereto by the set screws or thumb 8' the wearer, and Fig. 4: is an enlarged end view S reWS 14 and 15 in a manner permitting of theadjustable joints at" the lower part of "either rod to'slidethrough thejo nts or either a the bodyframe andshowing'two rods passrodto turn 'upon the oints or in the joints ing therethrough in sections. when its respective thumb screw is released. p

' Figs. 5' and 6 are respectively enlarged plan At the upper end of rod 13 i a a5 d vfticalicrosg tion of an; optional adtionalmusic'holder'or sprlngclamp taking justni'ent jointwhich'j may be used in place .theform of a. lyre 16 and :in: which the sheet of that shown invFigs 3 and l. I i L orbookof musiefl s held.

In thedrawings at l is shown-a standing By h a g m t Shown the ly e por walkingmusicianand positioned against .polt ingrod l3maybea'djusted .upand' down 99' his left'breast and passing under the leftlij l ned about Whenscrew 15" is released. arm is a kidney-shaped wire or I tubular or it maybe swung bodily in an arc from rod frame 2. This frame iscurved to lie against 11 when screw ll is released, orv slid :bodily the body, andthe upper run of the frame is" along 170d ll to; any desired position, or rods bent downward in the form of a loop asat 11andf'13 may be swung as a unit'fabout th re 2 so as to fit under the aim'pWhile atthe vertical Piv formed by the joint 9, or the extreme ends, of the frame are small wire three rodsigill and 13 maybe bodily slid in r loops 3 to which is attachedastrap ipa'ssing n t f? 3 1 5 or bodily rocked in I around theneckandshoulderof the wearer "clamp 6' onfthe axis of rod 8. Thus any deand adjustably buckled at 5 so as to hold the sired position of adjustment,-elevation or an- 1' gular relation of the music to the eye of the musician may be readily obtained with simple and easily adjustable parts, all carried on a relatively rigidframe 2 strapped firmly to the body and which is unaffected by the ordinary arm and leg movements of the musi cian in marching along the streets, or the movements of his instrument in playing.

In place of the slidable clamp oints 6 which hold rods 8 and 2 in the desired relation, the rods may'be simply Welded or otherwise permanently connected together at the point ofclamp 6, and the j ointsliown in Figs; 5 and 6 substituted for the joint 9. Joint shown in Figs. 5 and6 comprisesa pair of clamping; plates 18 which may be firmly clamped together by-mcans of athumb screw 19 to simultaneously grip rods 8 and 11 in the manner shown in. the figures Rod 11 is preferably enlarged sligl-itlyat its end as shownat l1" so that it will not easily pull out of theclamp ing jplates 18 when the screw l 9is released, but may be rotated in the clamp t'o any point desired This joint permits of sliding the rod 11 bodily along rod 8 instead of sliding rod 8 inthe clamp 6 shown in Fig. 1, and in some respects forms a. neater joint as it is controlled by a single'screw :19 in place of the two screws 7 and 10 required in Fig. 1 to effect the same control,

g It is :evident from the above description thatmany modificationsmay be made in the various joints providing adj-ustability of the music holder, or that the various joints may be entirely dispensed with and aslngle r1g1d wire or. rod run from the lower partof. the

music-holding rack extending from said frame.

4. In a construction specified in claim 3, said frame made of wire and loops formed at opposite ends thereof to receive the ends of said strap so that the strap and frame will not shift relatively. I I N {5.111 a structure as spec'iifie d in claim 3, said music-holding rack including a bar extending from said frame horizontally in front of-the wearer; for a distance, and extensions from said bar projecting outwardly and upwardly;

6. In a structure as specified in claim 3, said"musicdiolding rack including a bar extending from said frame horizontally in front of the wearer for distance, and extensions fromsaid'jbar projecting outwardly and upwardlypandf an; adjustable clamping 'f joi-nt at each change of direction. of said bar.

"7; In a structure asspecified in claim 3, said music-holding rack including a bar jexten'ding from'said frame horizontally in' front of the wearer for a distance and", extensions from said bar projecting outwardly and upwardly, and an adjustable clamping j oint at each change of direction of said bar,' the outer end of the bar being directed Vertically, and a music sheet clamp'mounted'on the upper end of the vertical bar.

[SYDNEY B. CARN'E.

frame 2i-dir,ectly -upward tothe music holder 7 1. 6, and which rod may be forcibly bent to any desired position to suit theindividual wearen but any such changesror modifications used in connection with a rigid body frame 2 I feel to: come within the spiritof my ingventionrand accordingly the appended claims aredrawnt to cover any t such variations in mydevicaq. i

r A band p y e s lnl sil lholder coniprising'iga, kidney-shaped frame 'formed to fit against the; chestand under the arm. of the wearer, means adapted for securing the frame 7 "in sucli1position,xand amusic-supporting rack extending from 'and secured to said frame.

2. In a structure as specified in claim 1, said kidney-shaped frame formed-of wire with anuppe'r and alowerrun,andthemusic- I u porting rack extendingffromfthe lower run;

l -Ofthe wearer, a strap at'tached to opposite. ends of the frame arranged and adapt I i I Cdforfpassingaround the neck'ofthe wearer jolgbucklingithe frame'jto hisihody, and a 

